Minooka station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station in Minooka, Illinois. It was the highest point on the Rock Island Line and was originally called Summit.[3][4][5][6] The town was later renamed by settler Dolly Smith, to Minooka, a word in the Pottowatomi language possibly meaning "high point", "place of contentment", "good Earth" or "place of the maples."[7] Additional translations of the word may be "good land” or “high place.”[8] CSX Transportation runs freight trains on the New Rock Subdivision with Iowa Interstate trackage rights.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Class I railroads in the Chicago area. Retrieved February 13, 2011
  2. ^ Our Community Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 13, 2011
  3. ^ MCHS History Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 13, 2011
  4. ^ A History of Minooka, Illinois Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 13, 2011
  5. ^ zipreality.com Archived 2013-02-10 at archive.today. Retrieved February 13, 2011
  6. ^ Minooka History Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today. Retrieved February 13, 2011
  7. ^ "Residents/Community - Village of Minooka". The Village of Minooka. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Gellman, Erik (2005), "Minooka, IL", Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chicago History Museum and the Newberry Library, retrieved October 15, 2019
  9. ^ John Schmeltzer (March 30, 1991). "Change is about to get the green light in this village". Chicago Tribune.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minooka_Station
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